Police are warning residents to be on the alert after a series of burglaries at rural locations around Haverhill in the space of a week.

The series includes four break-ins at homes in Clare within four days, which the police are treating as linked.

The first took place at a home in the town’s Church Street, between November 20 and 24.

Offenders smashed a rear window to gain entry to the property and stole items from inside.

At a home in Common Street, Clare, two gold bracelets were stolen on Wednesday, November 23. Offenders entered the detached house between 8.40am and 6.45pm by going through a window that had been left open.